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caingangue

Portuguese, noun/ˈkɐ̃j̃.ɡɐ̃.ɡi/

caingangue is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Kaingang (native language spoken in South Brazil)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “língua indígena brasileira falada nos estados de São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina e Rio Grande do Sul”.

What does caingangue mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineKaingang (native language spoken in South Brazil)

noun

  1. 1

    femininemasculineone of the Kaingang, a native people of South Brazil

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. língua indígena brasileira falada nos estados de São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina e Rio Grande do Sul

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of caingangue

  • kaingang alternative
  • caingangues plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce caingangue?

  • Brazil /ˈkɐ̃j̃.ɡɐ̃.ɡi/
  • Brazil [ˈkɐ̃ɪ̯̃.ɡɐ̃.ɡi]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.